{"product_id":"sir-arthur-evans-and-minoan-crete-creating-the-vision-of-knossos-paperback","title":"Sir Arthur Evans and Minoan Crete: Creating the Vision of Knossos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNanno Marinatos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Sir Arthur Evans, the principal object of Greek prehistoric archaeology was the reconstruction of history in relation to myth. European travellers to Greece viewed its picturesque ruins as the gateway to mythical times, while Heinrich Schliemann, at the end of the nineteenth century, allegedly uncovered at Troy and Mycenae the legendary cities of the Homeric epics. It was Evans who, in his controversial excavations at Knossos, steered Aegean archaeology away from Homer towards the broader Mediterranean world. Yet in so doing he is thought to have done his own inventing, recreating the Cretan Labyrinth via the Bronze Age myth of the Minotaur. Nanno Marinatos challenges the entrenched idea that Evans was nothing more than a flamboyant researcher who turned speculation into history. She argues that Evans was an excellent archaeologist, one who used scientific observation and classification. Evans's combination of anthropology, comparative religion and analysis of cultic artefacts enabled him to develop a bold new method which Sir James Frazer called 'mental anthropology'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was this approach that led him to propose remarkable ideas about Minoan religion, theories that are now being vindicated as startling new evidence comes to light. Examining the frescoes from Akrotiri, on Santorini, that are gradually being restored, the author suggests that Evans's hypothesis of one unified goddess of nature is the best explanation of what they signify. Evans was in 1901 ahead of his time in viewing comparable Minoan scenes as a blend of ritual action and mythic imagination. Nanno Marinatos is a leading authority on Minoan religion. In this latest book she combines history, archaeology and myth to bold and original effect, offering a wholly new appraisal of Evans and the significance of his work. \u003ci\u003eSir Arthur Evans and Minoan Crete\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for all students of Minoan civilization, as well as an irresistible companion for travellers to Crete.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNanno Marinatos\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita of Classics and Mediterranean Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Her publications include \u003ci\u003e Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess: A Near Eastern Koine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Minoan Religion: Ritual, Image, and Symbol\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e The Naked Goddess and Mistress of Animals in Early Greek Religion. \u003c\/i\u003e Author residency - Chicago, Illinois, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786739056928,"sku":"9781350197350","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4a1897ef7869610c26ea9ec129cb371.webp?v=1780638891","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sir-arthur-evans-and-minoan-crete-creating-the-vision-of-knossos-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}